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Oh, how quickly empires fall. For the longest time, I would try to carve out an opening in my writing schedule for at least one or two games against the Bucks. Even when the Spurs were at their worst, I wanted to see what would happen. Advertisement The Bucks served as a measuring stick for me; a team with the …

HOUSTON — Rebounding has always come naturally to David Mirkovic. Before he committed to play college basketball at Illinois, the 6-foot-9 forward from Montenegro played two seasons of professional basketball in the Adriatic Basketball Association League, where he averaged 6.4 rebounds per game during the 2024-25 season. When the ball bounced off the rim or backboard, Mirkovic corralled it, simple …

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The two biggest offseason acquisitions by the two-time defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers are paying dividends already. Edwin Diaz earned his first save in his debut and Kyle Tucker singled in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning of a 5-4 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night. Advertisement Diaz trotted out in …

LOS ANGELES — It wasn’t a pretty win for the Lakers against the Nets on Friday night. Despite Brooklyn having every incentive to lose and dropping nine games entering this contest, they trailed by just one entering the final quarter. The Lakers, desperately trying to avoid an embarrassing loss, needed to get a boost from somewhere. LeBron James was having …

Credit to the fearless Brooklyn Nets fans who pushed through another late night, staying up into the early hours of Saturday to watch a team grind through the final game of a rough West Coast road trip. On Friday, the Nets dropped their 10th straight, despite a valiant effort, falling 116-99 to the red-hot Los Angeles Lakers. With the loss, …

The Dallas Mavericks picked up a rousing 100-93 win against the Portland Trail Blazers. Cooper Flagg and Marvin Bagley had monster games for the Mavericks, while Portland had one of the worst offensive games of a team in the last decade. Not overexaggerating! This was a rock fight from the start, although Dallas did extend to a double-digit lead in …

SAN JOSE, CA — The harsh Arizona deserts are no stranger to droughts. One has lasted quite a while in Tucson, except it has nothing to do with rainfall. It’s that Final Four drought. For more than two decades, Tucson residents have been trying to turn on the faucet of basketball success, and while enough falls out to keep the …

Chicago Bulls (29-44, 12th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Memphis Grizzlies (24-49, 12th in the Western Conference) Memphis, Tennessee; Saturday, 8 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bulls -3.5; over/under is 245 Advertisement BOTTOM LINE: Memphis plays Chicago looking to stop its three-game home slide. The Grizzlies are 13-23 in home games. Memphis is seventh in the Western Conference with 11.4 …

Utah Jazz (21-53, 14th in the Western Conference) vs. Phoenix Suns (40-33, seventh in the Western Conference) Phoenix; Saturday, 10 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Suns -16.5; over/under is 229.5 BOTTOM LINE: Utah looks to stop its four-game slide with a victory against Phoenix. Advertisement The Suns are 25-21 in Western Conference games. Phoenix scores 112.4 points while outscoring opponents …

Miami Heat (39-35, 10th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Indiana Pacers (16-58, 15th in the Eastern Conference) Indianapolis; Sunday, 5 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Indiana hosts Miami looking to break its 11-game home losing streak. Advertisement The Pacers are 12-33 in Eastern Conference games. Indiana averages 13.8 turnovers per game and is 12-25 when it has fewer turnovers than its …

LOS ANGELES (AP) — NBA scoring leader Luka Doncic is facing a one-game suspension after he received his 16th technical foul of the season while scoring 41 points in the Los Angeles Lakers’ 116-99 victory over Brooklyn on Friday night. Doncic got whistled for a double technical foul with the Nets’ Ziaire Williams in the third quarter. Advertisement Williams was …

Luka Doncic led the Los Angeles Lakers in the 116-99 victory over the Brooklyn Nets at Crypto.com Arena on March 27. Doncic had 41 points, eight rebounds, three assists and three steals in 39 minutes played for the Lakers. Advertisement The guard also received his 16th technical foul of the season, meaning he is likely to face a one-game suspension. “I’m …

The Los Angeles Lakers returned home from their most recent road trip, earning a 116-99 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on March 27. The game saw LeBron James and Bronny James share the court for a second straight game. Advertisement The duo created a moment in the second quarter of the game, producing the first father-son assists in NBA history. …

Michigan had just dispatched Alabama to advance in the NCAA Tournament when coach Dusty May was asked about his top-seeded Wolverines becoming the latest Big Ten team to eliminate a Southeastern Conference opponent. “You know, college basketball has been cyclical forever,” May said after Michigan’s 90-77 win in the Midwest Region semifinals. “Hopefully this is a long cycle for us …

CHICAGO (AP) — Nate Ament scored 18 points, Ja’Kobi Gillespie finished with 16 and Tennessee beat Iowa State 76-62 on Friday night to advance to the Elite Eight for the third straight year. Coach Rick Barnes’ team used a dominant effort on the glass and a strong second half to put away Iowa State (29-8) and move within one win …

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Kristaps Porzingis had 28 points and eight assists, Gui Santos made a pair of free throws with 11.4 seconds remaining, and the Golden State Warriors held off the Washington Wizards 131-126 on Friday night. Brandin Podziemski added 22 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists to help the Warriors win a third straight game for the first …

SEATTLE (AP) — Luke Raley hit his second home run in as many games as the Seattle Mariners beat the Cleveland Guardians 5-1 on Friday night for their first win of the season. Raley, who hit only four home runs last season in an injury-plagued year, walloped a belt-high cutter from Guardians reliever Colin Holderman and hit it 390 feet …

The Cleveland Cavaliers ran the Miami Heat off the floor. Let’s go over today’s winners and losers. WINNER – Jarrett Allen In case you couldn’t tell, the Cavs missed Jarrett Allen. That was clear the moment he returned to the floor for his first game since March 3rd. Advertisement During that time without Allen, the Cavs ‘ defense had fallen …

The Cleveland Cavaliers obliterated the Miami Heat in a bounce-back performance from their previous meeting. All grades are based on our usual expectations for each player. Donovan Mitchell 6 points, 6 assists, 4 rebounds, 3 steals Advertisement Mitchell played the role of facilitator in this one. He used his gravity as a weapon, drawing multiple defenders and generating open looks …

WASHINGTON – Caleb Foster rolled out of the Duke locker room with his right foot wrapped in ice and his right knee perched atop a one-legged scooter, a bag of ice strapped and wrapped around his left calf for good measure. Twenty days ago, Foster fractured his right foot in a win against North Carolina. In the wake of the injury, Duke …

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 25 points, and the Oklahoma City Thunder used a 22-0 second-half run to power a 131-113 win over the Chicago Bulls on Friday night. The usually efficient Gilgeous-Alexander made just 8 of 24 shots. His teammates picked up the slack and helped the Thunder shoot 46.5% from the field. Gilgeous-Alexander still scored at …

Memphis, Tenn. (AP) — Kevin Durant scored 25 points and led a fourth-quarter rally as the Houston Rockets pulled away from the Memphis Grizzlies with a 119-109 victory Friday night. Jabari Smith Jr. added 21 points and 16 rebounds and Amen Thompson had 18 points as Houston ended a two-game slide. Durant also had 10 assists. Advertisement Olivier-Maxence Prosper led …

TORONTO (AP) — Andrés Giménez drove in the winning run with a two-out single in the ninth inning and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Athletics 3-2 on Friday night. Giménez had three RBIs, including a two-run triple in the fifth. Advertisement Athletics catcher Shea Langeliers hit two home runs, including a game-tying blast off Blue Jays closer Jeff Hoffman …

NEW YORK (AP) — Jonny Brodzinski scored twice, Adam Sykora scored his first goal and Dylan Garand made 27 saves for his first NHL win as the New York Rangers downed the Chicago Blackhawks 6-1 on Friday night. J.T. Miller, Matthew Robertson and Alexis Lafreniere also scored as the Rangers snapped a six-game losing streak. Advertisement The 23-year-old Garand, who …

Per his Instagram account, UNC forward Caleb Wilson has declared for the NBA Draft. His announcement arrives just less than a week after former head coach Hubert Davis was relieved of his duties. Wilson had one of the most incredible individual seasons that we’v seen in a long time at UNC. He finished his season averaging 19.8 points, 9.8 rebounds, …